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Mental health describes a level of psychological well-being, or an absence of a mental disorder.[1][2] From the perspective of ‘positive psychology‘ or ‘holism‘, mental health may include an individual’s ability to enjoy life, and create a balance between life activities and efforts to achieve psychological resilience.[1] Mental health can also be defined as an expression of emotions, and as signifying a successful adaptation to a range of demands.

Low self-esteem

Low self-esteem can result from various factors, including a physical appearance or weight, socioeconomic status, or peer pressure or bullying.

Low self-esteem occasionally leads to suicidal ideation and behaviour. These can include self-imposed isolation, feelings of rejection, dejection, insignificance, and detachment, and increased dissatisfaction with current social relationships. A lack of social support from peers or family tends to create or exacerbate stress on an individual, which can lead to an inability to adjust to current circumstances. Drug abuse and forms of delinquency are common side effects of low self-esteem.

A person with low self-esteem may show some of the following characteristics:

Heavy self-criticism and dissatisfaction.

Hypersensitivity to criticism with resentment against critics and feelings of being attacked.

Chronic indecision and an exaggerated fear of mistakes.

Excessive will to please and unwillingness to displease any petitioner.

Perfectionism, which can lead to frustration when perfection is not achieved.

Neurotic guilt, dwelling on and exaggerating the magnitude of past mistakes.

Floating hostility and general defensiveness and irritability without any proximate cause.